Niklaas, a boy from Flanders

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Niklaas, a boy from Flanders ( Jap. フランダースの犬 , Furandāsu no inu , literally "The Dog of Flanders") is the title of a 52-episode anime - TV series , which in 1975 by Nippon Animation was produced. It is based on the novel The Dog of Flanders by Marie Louise de la Ramée , in which the boy Niklaas makes a living in poor circumstances. As the second oldest series, after Heidi , this series belongs to the World Masterpiece Theater .

A remake of the series with the title Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche ( フ ラ ン ダ ー ス の 犬 ぼ く の パ ト ラ ッ シ ュ , Furandāsu no inu: Boku no Patorasshe , dt. "The dog of Flanders: My Patrasche") was produced in 1992 by TMS Entertainment .

In 1997 the film Niklaas, the boy from Flanders appeared in Japanese cinemas, which was again produced by Nippon Animation. In Germany the film was also shown on television under the title At that time with us .

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Niklaas is an orphan boy who lives with his grandfather Jehan in a small village in Belgian Flanders . Both have to work hard and deliver milk to Antwerp every day with their cart . One day Niklaas sees an iron dealer there who brutally beat a dog. He desperately wants to help the poor animal that has to pull the heavy burdens of his master - but the necessary money is missing to buy him out.

In Flanders, however, other problems await Niklaas and his grandfather. The estate manager Hanse is always on their necks and demands more and more rent for the house.

Bright spots during this time are Aneka , the daughter of the landlord, and the always cheerful brothers Georg and Paul , whom Niklaas meets. Aneka befriends the penniless boy, although she is rich and wealthy herself and her father is against the friendship. Together, Niklaas and Aneka even manage to save the iron trader's dog, whose name is Patrash .

In the midst of all this misery, Niklaas has a dream: he wants to become a painter. The work of Peter Paul Rubens in the cathedral of Antwerp has done it to him.

During the series Niklaas has to deal with several strokes of fate. Aneka moves to England to go to school, but comes back after a while. Aunt Noulette, the neighbor who often took care of Niklaas and Jehan, moves away to her daughter. Stienk moves into her house and offers the farmers the opportunity to bring their milk to the market in Antwerp free of charge. All but one accept this offer and Niklaas loses a large part of his income. When grandfather Jehan dies, Niklaas is left to fend for himself. Niklaas' friend Georg is an apprentice to a blacksmith and he leaves Antwerp. His little brother Paul gave Niklaas the duck Blacky out of good heart, which was given to him by Aunt Noulette. Then Aneka's father's mill burns down and Niklaas is accused by Hanse of having started the fire. But Niklaas is innocent; that night he had brought a doll found in the river to his friend Aneka because he thought that such a beautiful doll could only be hers. Hanse had seen him on the way home at night. In reality, the mill had burned down because of a fault in the grinder that Hanse had poorly maintained. The villagers believe that Hanse and Niklaas will now lose their job completely because the last farmer won't let him bring his milk to Antwerp either.

Niklaas' last hope is a painting competition in Antwerp. He draws his grandfather and Patrash and hopes to win first prize, a scholarship at the art academy. He even turns down Uncle Michel's offer to move in with him before he knows the outcome. But another boy, a rich young man from Antwerp, wins. Niklaas is devastated, especially since Hanse threw him out of the house - Niklaas could no longer pay the rent. In the snow, Patrasch finds a bag of gold coins that belongs to Aneka's father. Without hesitation, Niklaas brings him to his house. He leaves Patrasch in the care of the family and goes hungry and desperate back through the deep snow to Antwerp. But Patrash doesn't want the good dinner on Christmas Eve; he follows Niklaas' footsteps, breaking down again and again from weakness. Finally he finds Niklaas in the cathedral. Niklaas owes it to a lucky coincidence that he can now see Rubens' two veiled pictures, which were previously hidden by a curtain. Niklaas couldn't afford the silver coin it would have cost, but it had always been his dream to see these masterpieces.

Meanwhile, everything seems to be turning out fine. Noel, the owner of the mill, explains that Hanse and Aneka's father are responsible for the fire in the windmill, whereupon both of them regret that they did Niklaas so much harm. Uncle Michel wants to get Niklaas. A painter is looking for Niklaas to give him lessons, because his picture was the real winner and should have won. Paul, Georg and Aunt Noulette want to celebrate Christmas with him. Niklaas, however, has left behind his few belongings for Hanse and the rent owed and a farewell letter. Snuggled up with Patrash, he lies in front of the pictures of Rubens in the cathedral on the freezing Christmas night.

While the Japanese version tells from the off that both are dying, the German version ends with a happier ending, in which Niklaas and Patrasch are not dead, but merely asleep. The credits in which Niklaas and Patrasch ascend to heaven with several angels were only Niklaas' dream. This is followed by the announcement that Niklaas will soon be found by his friends and that everything will turn out for the better: With the support of Aneka's father, he will be able to go to school and continue his painting studies in the future. One day he will realize his dream and become a famous painter.

Origin and publications

TV series (1975)

Television series
German title Niklaas, a boy from Flanders
Original title フ ラ ン ダ ー ス の 犬
Furandāsu no inu
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
year 1975
length 26 minutes
Episodes 52 in 1 season
idea Marie Louise de la Ramée
production Junzō Nakajima , Shigeto Takahashi , Takaji Matsudo
First broadcast Jan 5th, 1975 on Fuji TV
German-language
first broadcast		 April 4, 1984 on PKS

The television series was produced by the well-known Japanese animation studio Nippon Animation . Yoshio Kuroda directed the 52 episode series .

It was first shown on Japanese television by Fuji TV from January 5, 1975 to December 28, 1975. In 1999, the episodes were re-released in Japan on a total of 13 DVDs.

In German-speaking countries, the broadcasters ORF 1 and Sat.1 / PKS included the series in their programs. It was also broadcast as part of the program Bim Bam Bino . KSM licensed the series to be released on DVD in 2008.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Niklaas Michie Kita Christian Bey
Aneka Reiko Katsura Alana Horrigan
Grandfather Jehan Hiroo Oikawa Walter Reichelt
Aunt Noulette Haru Endo Monika John
Mynheer Peter, Aneka's father Tamio Ōki Michael Cramer
Elena, Aneka's mother Marion Hartmann
Mr. Hanse Yasuo Muramatsu Manfred Lichtenfeld
George Kuriko Komamura Manou Lubowski
Paul Masako Sugaya Marc Stephan
Uncle Michel Herbert Weicker
Iron merchant Wolfgang Hess
Noël Kurt Zips
Doctor Bergland Niels Clausnitzer
Kind lady Heidi Treutler
teller Reiko Takefuji Marianne Wischmann

The German title melody was composed and written by Robert Pferdmenges and sung by Katja Ebstein . By the way, the lyrics of the song read: “You know Rembrandt and Rubens, and they all painted in Flanders.” Rembrandt van Rijn was not a Flemish but a Dutch painter.

TV series (1992)

Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche was produced by TMS Entertainment in 1992 , comprises 26 episodes and was broadcast from November 10, 1992 to March 27, 1993 on the Japanese station NTV . The series was also shown on public television in France, Italy and the Philippines.

The series has not yet been published in Germany.

Movie

Movie
German title Niklaas, the boy from Flanders
Original title フ ラ ン ダ ー ス の 犬
Furandāsu no inu
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
Publishing year 1997
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Yoshio Kuroda
script Miho Maru
music Taro Iwashiro

The film Niklaas, the boy from Flanders , like the television series, was animated by Nippon Animation . The company Shochiku Film took over the marketing of the film produced in 1997 . Directed by Yoshio Kuroda , who gave the film its form based on the script by Miho Marū and in collaboration with character designer Yoshiharu Sato and artistic director Ken'ichi Ishibashi .

Tarō Iwashiro was engaged for the music and, together with Sadayoshi Fujino and Tetsuo Ono , both responsible for the tone and sound effects, provided the background noise. The title "When I cry" by Dianne Reeves was used for the credits .

The film has been available on DVD in Japan since August 25, 1998. A dubbed English version was released on March 7, 2000 in the USA , but was shortened to 93 minutes. The original version, 104 minutes long, was previously released on VHS by Pioneer with English subtitles .

In Germany the film was released in full on VHS by Eagle Rock Entertainment Deutschland GmbH. In 2002 the film was released again on DVD. About a year later the film was shown on German television ( Kinderkanal May 1, 2003 and May 16, 2005, ARD August 20, 2004) under the title At that time with us .

The film largely follows the plot of the series, but starts later in the plot, as the first episodes are only used for characterization. Things like discovering Patrasch in the meadow only appear in flashbacks. Also people in the series such as Uncle Michel, Andras, the son of Mr. Hanse or Noel, the manager of the windmill, do not appear.

Voice actor

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Niklaas Makoto Tsumura
Aneka Sakura Tange (Young)
Honami Suzuki (Adult)
Jehan (grandfather) Kōsei Yagi Gernot Duda
Mr. Hanse Masato Hirano Willi Roebke
George Yoshiko Kamei (Young)
Toshiyuki Morikawa (Adult)
Paul Yuriko Fuchizaki (Young)
Katsumi Toriumi (Adult)		 Dirk Meyer (adult)
Niklaa's mother Yuko Sasaki

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dog of Flanders (TV). Anime News Network , accessed August 9, 2008 .
  2. ↑ Niklaas, a boy from Flanders. wunschliste.de, accessed on August 10, 2008 .
  3. ↑ Anime no Tomodachi -Newsletter No. 357, 11-08
  4. ↑ Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche. In: Anime News Network . Retrieved August 10, 2008 .
  5. ↑ a b Markus: Niklaas, the boy from Flanders. In: tomodachi.de. Retrieved on August 10, 2008 (excerpt from FUNime No. 14).
  6. ↑ Niklaas, the boy from Flanders (Movie). In: tomodachi.de. Retrieved August 10, 2008 .
  7. ↑ Back then with us. In: tomodachi.de. Retrieved August 10, 2008 .

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